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VLAN Issue Between two routers

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:34 pm
by plainlogic
Setup: (ROUTER) <=> (RADIO) <-Wireless Link -> (RADIO) <=> (ROUTER)

I have a RB450 router at two different locations, connected by a wireless link. Each wireless link has it's own IP address. The two routers are passing several VLANs using a VLAN trunk. However, my radio devices don't support VLAN tagging (except pass-thru), and I want my radios to be part of my management vlan 10.

My cisco switch has no trouble assigning non-tagged packets to a default VLAN. However, based on several other posts, setting up a VLAN trunk on a RB that supports both tagged and untagged packets on the same port is not possible. What should I do?

Re: VLAN Issue Between two routers

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:50 pm
by fewi
You would have to either introduce switches between the routers and radios that can turn VLAN 10 into the native VLAN just on the trunk between them (bridged through the radios), or buy radios that support VLAN management interfaces.

Re: VLAN Issue Between two routers

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:56 pm
by plainlogic
You would have to either introduce switches between the routers and radios that can turn VLAN 10 into the native VLAN just on the trunk between them (bridged through the radios), or buy radios that support VLAN management interfaces.
Ya, I was afraid of that. Doesn't seem like it would be that hard to implement, and there is a great desire for that abilitiy (from my search of the forums). Looks like I'm going to have to buy more hardware...